title: Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons, Singapore, 2000-2009.
abstract: We determined the proportion of foreign-born persons with tuberculosis (TB) in Singapore. This proportion increased from 25.5% in 2004 to 37.6% in 2009. Unskilled workers from countries with high incidences of TB accounted for the highest number of and greatest increase in foreign-born TB case-patients.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Control Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. kyi_win_khin_mar@ttsh.com.sg
authors.forename: Khin Mar
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kyi Win
authors.forename: Cynthia B E
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yee T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cutte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult